Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
species of plant
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is a species of Nyctanthes native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is commonly known as night-blooming jasmine, tree of sadness, tree of sorrow, hengra bubar, coral jasmine, as seri gading in Singapore and as shiuli in the Bengal region. Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.
Names
The tree is called the "tree of sorrow" because the foliage becomes droopy as blooming flowers fall off during early morning. The Latin specific epithet arbor-tristis means "sad tree". In India and Nepal, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is known as pārijāta (पारिजात). In other Indian languages, it is known as sephalika (Sanskrit), pavalamallikai (Tamil), parijata (Kannada), pavizamalli (Malayalam), and siharu. In Malaysia it is known as seri gading and in China it is referred to as nai hua or hung mo li.
Description
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is a shrub or a small tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall, with flaky grey bark. The leaves are opposite, simple, 6–12 cm (2.4–4.7 in) long and 2–6.5 cm (0.79–2.56 in) broad, with an entire margin.
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